Mandip Saha’s directorial debut ‘Ishkabon’ is a political drama on the Maoism issue in West Bengal against the backdrop of a politically turbulent time. The feature-length Bengali film is shot in the picturesque Jhargram.
Cornered by a snooty in-law amid an awkward family lunch, Shibashis Saha, a middle-class man, makes a spur-of-the-moment decision to take his wife and two daughters to Switzerland for a vacation but ends up at Kalighat police station.
Manosi (Mamata Shankar) devotes her life to taking care of her family. When her son (Jisshu U Sengupta) grows up he doesn't respect her, but she continues to adore him. Her life takes an unexpected turn after her husband dies.
Mani Kanchan is a film about a brother-sister duo name Kanchan and Mani. They face hardships after their sexually aroused father remarries. Unable to pay a huge amount of debt, the incompetent father fixes his well-educated daughter’s marriage to the mentally unstable son of the money lender.
Действие картины происходит в 1828 году в индуистской деревне, за год до того, как обряд сати был запрещен. Этот индуистский обряд заключается в том, что во время смерти мужа жена подвергается сожжению на костре вместе с ним. В этом селении в доме дяди живет одна сирота Уми. Эта немая девушка перенесла много горя. Ее мать умерла при родах, а жених – перед самой свадьбой. И теперь ей не могут найти жениха, а ведь, пока Уми не выйдет замуж, не может выйти замуж и ее младшая сводная сестра Шаши. Уми даже хотели выдать замуж за старика, при смерти которого ее бы сожгли вместе с ним на костре, но не успели. Ведь сати – это высокая честь для всего рода. Согласно предсказаниям Уми все равно должна стать вдовой и пройти этот обряд.
The story revolves with the last life crisis of Jamini Mohan and his wife. After the retirement Jamini Mohan and his wife Santoshini continued to be despised in the family of their earning sons. At this time, Gobinda, an orphan of the distant relative, became their mental hope. After facing various humiliation from their blood relationship Jamini Mohan died and as the mother of three sons, Santoshini became a burden to this family. Eventually Gobinda became Santoshini's absolute refuge.
A promising artist and a singer fall in love in college and get married against their families' wishes. The singer soon begins performing to support her husband and becomes nationally renowned. On the other hand, the artist fails to earn a livelihood and becomes alcoholic.
